The Batik Resources Mission

the batik resources mission

Indonesia is undeniably one of the planet’s richest countries in terms of natural resources, from its living jungles, abundant fisheries and unsurpassed supply of minerals.

It is also a powerhouse — Southeast Asia’s largest economy and a member of the G20, reflecting its growing global importance. Yet 25 million of Indonesia’s 267 million citizens still live below the poverty line of $32 US per month, while another 50 million barely live above it.

This is why Indonesia believes it must develop its natural resources for Indonesians — while protecting the sustainability of its natural world and future economy. Batik Resources, located in Vancouver, Canada, is part of this strategy for responsible economic, social and environmental development for Indonesians.

We are bringing together a proven group of leaders in mining, with deep knowledge and in-country experience, to found Batik Resources and assemble a collection of gold-focused resource properties. We plan to reward investors and Indonesians not simply with strong returns — but also with the jobs, local reinvestment and ongoing stewardship of the environment that Indonesians and the world’s ethical investors expect.

We believe a unique moment has now presented itself in Indonesia, where foreign investors and resource companies are being welcomed anew to help build the country's future.

The government recently passed a sweeping new Mining Law, which centralizes decision making and regulatory approvals, as well as expands the size of mines and long-term foreign investor tenure. At the same time, those foreign operators and investors will need to give back to Indonesia by protecting the environment as well as building the infrastructure and value-added, ancillary industries to further benefit Indonesians.

That reformed Mining Law, combined with Indonesia’s urgent desire to quickly recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, offers an immediate opportunity for first movers to build a major, gold-focused resource company in Indonesia, to be part of the country’s economic recovery.

Batik Resources has decided to be that first mover in Indonesia.

We have brought together a leadership team with deep roots in the country, who will be on the ground and in the communities we work. They will be on the ground from the very beginning, building trust to meet our responsibilities to Indonesia and our investors. Our international management team, with decades of proven successes in discovering some of Indonesia’s major resource projects, will augment our local presence by making sure we find Batik’s Resource’s true value in the global marketplace.

We call ourselves Batik Resources for a reason. Batik is one of Indonesia’s great contributions to the world, a highly creative art form that patiently weaves together local patterns and colours, from distinct parts of the culture, to create a one-of-a-kind tapestry of even greater intrinsic value.

That’s precisely our value creation strategy at Batik Resources.

We are weaving together a collection of carefully selected, already-producing gold-focused properties to create something truly distinctive and valuable — a made-in-Indonesia resource company.

Batik is a company that will always respect the environment, local communities and the nation from where our resources come— and set the gold standard for mineral extraction done right.

- Michael Harrison, CEO